Dubai + Medical Tourism

Medical Tourism, Hotels, & More in Dubai

Dubai truly has it all; everyone from luxury vacationers to a thrill-seeking adventurers should check out everything this beautiful island has to offer.

According to the medical and health travel Web site Patients Beyond Borders, about a million and a half Americans are now heading overseas for surgery annually; and today it’s a 15 billion dollar a year business. The next big destination for medical tourism? Dubai. The city’s leadership has launched a dedicated visitors portal with the aim of increasing the number of international medical tourists to 500,000 by 2020, offering travel discounts and specials.

Check out the city’s urban zip line, the xLINE, that begins above the downtown area from a residential building and ends atop the luxurious Dubai Mall. This fast-paced ride suspends riders 300 feet above downtown and runs more than 1,800 feet long, allowing daredevils to traverse Dubai at speeds of up to 50 miles.

Dubai is also targeting families. Developers are hard at work on a $1B Marvel and Cartoon Network-themed amusement park, expected to open this August. Expect two other major theme parks to arrive soon--Legoland and Six Flags. Londoners will feel at home knowing that one of their most popular cafes is heading to Dubai as well….the Keery Brothers will be opening an outpost of their UK-based nostalgicCereal Killer Cafein this exciting city, later on this year.